February 27, 2025

The University has invited three candidates to campus to interview for the position of chief financial officer (CFO) and senior vice president for administration. Each candidate’s interview will include a presentation of their vision for finance at Michigan Tech at an open forum.

CFO Candidate Open Forum Presentation:
Friday, Feb. 28, at 10:30 a.m. in MUB Ballroom B
The first CFO candidate will provide a public presentation titled “Academic Finance and Administration: A Vision for Michigan Tech” tomorrow, Feb. 28, at 10:30 a.m. in Ballroom B of the Memorial Union.

Candidate resumes, cover letters, interview dates, open forum information and post-forum recordings can be viewed at the CFO Search Page. A Michigan Tech login is required to view candidate information.

The search committee encourages the campus community to attend each open forum and provide feedback by completing the anonymous comment form provided on the candidate webpage. Feedback forms will be posted immediately following each candidate's visit and will remain available for 72 hours following the last candidate’s visit.

Recordings of the candidate presentations will be available to those who are unable to attend because of a valid scheduling conflict, those working 100% remotely, and those who have accommodations. Please contact the Office of the President at hlherman@mtu.edu to request access.

Please join the Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) in congratulating the Fall 2024 GLRC Student Research and Travel Grant recipients.

GLRC student grants are intended to provide undergraduate and graduate students who are advised by GLRC members with an opportunity to gain experience in writing competitive grants, to perform research they would not be able to attempt due to funding limitations, or to travel to a professional conference to present a poster or paper about their research.

Student grants also provide seed research data for advisors to use in pursuing externally funded research support and travel grants to help amplify areas of research expertise at Michigan Tech. Funded students are expected to participate/volunteer for at least one GLRC activity during the grant period.

Student Research Grants:

• Libia Hazra, Ph.D. student — Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
  GLRC member advisor: Judith Perlinger
  Research proposal: “Investigating Diet and PCB Accumulation in Lake Superior Lean Lake Trout Using Metabarcoding”

• Esther Acheampong, Ph.D. student — Social Sciences
  GLRC member advisor: Donald Lafreniere
  Research proposal: “Improving Geospatial Coastal Vulnerability Indices For The Great Lakes”

• Victoria Bishop, Ph.D. student — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  GLRC member advisor: Wei Wei
  Research proposal: “Chemical and Oxidation Resistant Polymer-derived Ceramic Coatings for Marine Technologies”

Student Travel Grants:

• Hyeseon Lee, Ph.D. student — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  GLRC member advisor: Jung Yun Bae
  Attending: 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting
  Presentation: ”Heuristic Approaches for Vehicle Routing Problems with Collaborative Multiple Heterogeneous Robotic Systems in Complex Scenarios”

• Evelyn James, B.S. student — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  GLRC member advisor: Sriram Malladi
  Attending: Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems Conference 2024 
  Presentation: “Kalimba Inspired Metastructure for Frequency Selectivity”

• Rachel Cole, B.S. student — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  GLRC member advisor: Sriram Malladi
  Attending: Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems Conference 2024 
  Presentation: “Kalimba Inspired Metastructure for Frequency Selectivity”

• Ben Jewell, Ph.D. student — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  GLRC member advisor: Trisha Sain
  Attending: American Society for Composites 39th Annual Technical Conference
  Presentation: “Oxidative Aging of Recyclable and Conventional Thermosets”

• Erin Loeschmann, B.S. student — Social Sciences
  GLRC member advisor: Kathryn Hannum
  Attending: American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2025 Annual Meeting 
  Presentation: “The Effects of Housing on Immigrants’ Sense of Being at Home: A Panel Study of Refugees’ Social, Political, and Economic Experiences in Detroit”

GLRC Student Travel Grant applications are accepted anytime and will be reviewed on the last Friday of each month. Applications must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of travel. GLRC Student Research Grant applications are accepted three times each year — Nov. 1, March 1 and July 1.

It's the time you have been waiting for — Michigan Tech's annual Family Fun Day sponsored by Staff Council and Michigan Tech Athletics and Recreation! This year, Family Fun Day will take place next Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On Family Fun Day, all Michigan Tech employees and their families are invited to enjoy free access to the SDC facilities and other campus amenities. Along with free lunch and a chance to win amazing prizes, you and your family can check out attendee favorites such as Esports and the climbing wall, WIBIT and dive tank, in addition to other events! Who knows, maybe you will even see some special guests?

A schedule of events is located on our website. If you plan to join us, please register online by tomorrow, Feb. 28.

Job Postings for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

​Coordinator, Student Leadership and Involvement. Apply online.

Coordinator, Student Leadership and Involvement. Apply online.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations are available. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

NASA’s Earth Observatory published a story co-authored by Dana Redhuis and Nancy French (both MTRI) about their involvement in preparing an on-the-land camp in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The camp’s curriculum aims to encourage self-growth, land stewardship, community and responsibility among youth, with an overall focus on land-based leadership and environmental education.

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MIT Technology Review mentioned Sarah A. Bell (HU) in a review about her book “Vox ex Machina: A Cultural History of Talking Machines,” which explores the history of voice synthesis and human expressions in technology.

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The Keweenaw Report quoted Andrew Barnard (VPR) in a story about Michigan Tech’s designation as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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Michigan Public quoted Distinguished Professor Emerita Nancy Langston (SS) in a story about the challenges facing the snowmobile industry, including Arctic Cat’s decision to pause production. Langston discussed how climate change may be affecting snowfall in Michigan and the potential impact on the future of snowmobiling.

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The Travel quoted Professor Emeritus Bill Rose (GMES) in a story about the Greenstone Flow, a massive lava flow in Michigan. Rose discussed how this ancient volcanic activity shaped Michigan’s geology and the significance of the Midcontinent Rift System in the region. 

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My UP Now mentioned Michigan Tech in stories about a change to the University’s Diversity Incentive Award, as well as recent organizational updates at the University.

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The Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about a Feb. 19 benefit concert to support Laurium’s recovery after a fire destroyed its Department of Public Works building. The Huskies Pep Band performed at the event.

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DBusiness mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the promotion of Tony Gonzalez ’00 (B.S. Land Surveying) to partner at Detroit-based engineering firm Giffels Webster.

Publication Opportunity for UN 1015 Students

Dear First- and Second-Year MTU Students:

The MTU Composition Program is launching Paw Prints: The Michigan Tech Journal of First-Year Writing this semester and invites you to submit your article for publication. The goal of the journal is to highlight excellence in source-based writing by first-year students.

We are writing to invite you to submit an academic essay from any of the semesters from academic year 2023-24 or fall 2024, particularly those written for UN 1015 Composition.

After submitting, if you are invited to revise and edit your submission for publication, you will receive a $100 publication scholarship toward your fall 2025 tuition. In addition, you will be able to list your article as a peer-reviewed publication on your resume or CV.

What to Do
Navigate to Paw Prints’ Submission page and review the requirements for submission. Fill out your information, and submit a link or upload the draft. It's that easy!

Publication Process
HU 3606 Editing students are creating and building the Paw Prints journal as part of their academic coursework. These students have a mix of majors, backgrounds and interests in a wide range of topics, and are serving as the editorial board. They will be reviewing and making recommendations for pieces to include, which will involve a process of writing for publication in both electronic and print versions of the journal.

For first- and second-year Huskies, this means you will work with upper-division students on revising and editing your piece to polish it for appearance in the journal. Students who complete the suggested revisions and see their article through to publication will earn the scholarship credit, supported by the First-Year Writing Program at MTU.

About the Journal
So far this semester, the editing students have created a vision for Paw Prints that includes the following:

• Editorial Statement and Purpose
• Submission Guidelines
• Reviewer Guidelines
• Cover Art

Your piece can be part of the first issue of this journal. If you have questions, feel free to email Holly Hassel, director of composition and faculty instructor for HU 3606 Editing, at pawprints@mtu.edu.

Review of submissions will begin immediately. To be considered for inclusion in Paw Prints’ spring issue, your article must be submitted by Friday, March 7.

Thank you for your time,

Holly Hassel and the HU 3606 Editing class: Emily Augustyn, Andrew Brodowski, Robert Brownell, Matthew “Rock Salt” Buckeridge, Clare Buday, Vanessa Dulong, Andrew Eschenaure, Emma Hampton, Rowan Kerns, Lou McDermitt, Jamie T. Perlman, Brendan Philo, Ellie Rizk, Jackson Sanderson, Luke Tennes, Kate Westermann and Race Woloshen

To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.

Isle Royale Art Exhibition - Michigan Tech Art

Thursday, February 27, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. | Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Galleries A-Space

MICHIGAN TECH ART SERIES EVENT Enter into a world of artistic expression inspired by the wilderness of Isle Royale. The artworks showcased in this exhibition have all been...

Michigan Tech College Night at the Red Wings 2025

Thursday, February 27, 7 p.m. | Little Caesars Arena

Join fellow Huskies for Michigan Tech College Night at the Red Wings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, for a classic matchup of the Detroit Red Wings against the Columbus Blue...